Dear Interested Attendee,
Thank you for your interest in the Introduction Clinical and Translational Research Study Design (8-week series). Please take a moment to RSVP your interest below, so that we may contact you directly about enrollment, application, and payment process in mid-June 2017.
Thank you, and we look forward to your future participation!
The WD Team
Workforce DevelopmentWD@sc-ctsi.org
Course Title: Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research Study Design
Course Information:
• This course is designed for residents, fellows, and interested junior faculty as a practical introduction to clinical research methods. Applicants must identify a research topic and faculty advisor.
• Tuition cost is $400.
• Enrollment is limited to the first 80 accepted applications.
Course Goals:
•To provide foundation in key components of design of clinical and translational research.
•To facilitate the development of students’ research protocols in preparation for foundation grant applications.
•To improve the reporting quality of clinical and translational research studies.
Course Format:
• This 8-week course will meet Thursdays, 9am-12pm, from Sept. 7, 2017 - Oct. 26, 2017.
• Watch pre-recorded lectures prior to class. Lecture discussions start at 9am, and small group breakout sessions are at 10:30am.
• Lectures will be available via live webinar at CHLA (CHLA Room TBA).
• Locations to be announced.
Lecture Topics (Lecturers-TBA):
• Clinical Translational Research Overview
• Systematic Reviews
• Subjects and Variables
• Study Design
• Causality and Bias
• Statistics and Sample Size Estimation
• Research Using Existing Databases
• Study Implementation